M95 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. A supernova has been newly discovered in it. Image obtained March 20, 2012. See the full story here: http://www.space.com/15012-supernova-source-star-m95.html
Oscar Martín Mesonero of the Salamanca Organization of Astronautics and Space (OSAE) in Spain took this photo of the newly discovered supernova in galaxy M95 on March 20, 2012. See the full story here: http://www.space.com/15012-supernova-source-star-m95.html
Skywatcher Anthony Ayiomamitis obtained this image of the newly discovered supernova on March 20, 2012, taken from Athens, Greece. See the full story here: http://www.space.com/15012-supernova-source-star-m95.html
Skywatcher Parijat Singh took this photograph of the newly discovered supernova, SN2012aw, on March 16, 2012. See the full story here: http://www.space.com/15012-supernova-source-star-m95.html
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a red supergiant star that may have been the source of a new supernova recently discovered in the galaxy M95. See the full story here: http://www.space.com/15012-supernova-source-star-m95.html
Skywatcher Parijat Singh imaged galaxy M95 on the evening of March 15, 2012, a day before SN2012aw appeared (top image). The following night, March 16, he again photographed M95, showing the new supernova (bottom image). He mentions that the streaks in both images are due to satellites.
Skywatcher Oscar Martín Mesonero of Salamanca, Spain, writes: " … March 18, I was doing the Messier Marathon with members of the association. One project I had in mind … was to photograph the planet Mars with several galaxies of Leo.… The surprise came this morning when I [learned] that a supernova exploded in the galaxy M95. Quickly I checked the photos of that night and ... indeed there [it] was. Unwittingly photographed a supernova of magnitude +13.5, only 2 days after its discovery."
